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and   enemies�察  �and   they   said   that   never   again   would   Norway   see   such   a 

king。; 



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                              CHAPTER IV。 



                     HARALD GREYFELL AND BROTHERS。 



     Eric's sons�察�four or five of them�察�with a Harald at the top�察�now at once 

got Norway in hand�察�all of it but Trondhjem�察�as king and under´kings�察�and 

made a severe time of it for those who had been�察�or seemed to be�察�their 

enemies。 Excellent Jarl Sigurd�察�always so useful to Hakon and his country�察�

was   killed   by  them�察  �and they  came   to   repent   that   before   very  long。 The 

slain Sigurd left a son�察�Hakon�察�as Jarl�察�who became famous in the northern 

world   by   and   by。   This   Hakon�察  �and   him   only�察  �would   the   Trondhjemers 

accept as sovereign。 ;Death to him�察�then�察─�said the sons of Eric�察�but only in 

secret�察�till they had got their hands free and were ready�察�which was not yet 

for some years。 Nay�察�Hakon�察�when actually attacked�察�made good resistance�察�

and   threatened to   cause trouble。  Nor   did he   by  any  means   get   his   death 

from these sons of Eric at this time�察�or till long afterwards at all�察�from one 

of their kin�察�as it chanced。 On the contrary�察�he fled to Denmark now�察�and 

by and by managed to come back�察�to their cost。 

     Among      their   other   chief  victims    were    two   cousins    of  their  own�察�

Tryggve and Gudrod�察�who had been honest under´kings to the late head´ 

king�察�Hakon the Good�察�but were now become suspect�察�and had to fight for 

their lives�察�and lose them in a tragic manner。 Tryggve had a son�察�whom we 

shall hear of。 Gudrod�察�son of worthy Bjorn the Chapman�察�was grandfather 

of   Saint   Olaf�察  �whom      all  men    have   heard    of��who    has   a  church    in 

Southwark       even�察  �and   another    in  Old   Jewry�察  �to  this  hour。   In  all  these 

violences�察�Gunhild�察�widow of the late king Eric�察�was understood to have a 

principal hand。 She had come back to Norway with her sons�察�and naturally 

passed     for  the   secret  adviser    and   Maternal     President    in  whatever     of 

violence went on�察�always reckoned a fell�察�vehement�察�relentless personage 

where   her   own   interests   were   concerned。   Probably  as   things   settled�察  �her 

influence   on   affairs   grew   less。 At   least   one   hopes   so�察  �and�察  �in   the   Sagas�察�

hears less and less of her�察�and before long nothing。 

     Harald�察  �the   head´king   in   this   Eric   fraternity�察  �does   not   seem   to   have 



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been   a   bad   man��the   contrary   indeed�察  �but   his   position   was   untowardly�察�

full   of   difficulty   and   contradictions。   Whatever   Harald   could   accomplish 

for   behoof     of  Christianity�察   �or  real  benefit   to  Norway�察     �in  these   cross 

circumstances�察�he seems to have done in a modest and honest manner。 He 

got the name of _Greyfell_ from his people on a very trivial account�察�but 

seemingly with perfect good humor on their part。 Some Iceland trader had 

brought a cargo of furs to Trondhjem ��Lade�� for sale�察�sale being slacker 

than the Icelander wished�察�he presented a chosen specimen�察�cloak�察�doublet�察�

or whatever it was�察�to Harald�察�who wore it with acceptance in public�察�and 

rapidly   brought     disposal    of  the  Icelander's    stock�察  �and   the  surname     of 

_Greyfell_ to himself。 His under´kings and he were certainly not popular�察�

though I almost think Greyfell himself�察�in absence of his mother and the 

under´kings�察�might have been so。 But here they all were�察�and had wrought 

great trouble in Norway。 ;Too many of them�察─�said everybody�察 �too many 

of these courts and court people�察�eating up any substance that there is。; For 

the seasons withal�察�two or three of them in succession�察�were bad for grass�察�

much   more   for   grain�察  �no   _herring_   came   either�察  �very  cleanness   of   teeth 

was like to come in Eyvind Skaldaspillir's opinion。 This scarcity became at 

last their share of the great Famine Of A。D。 975�察�which desolated Western 

Europe   ��see   the   poem   in   the   Saxon   Chronicle��。 And   all   this   by   Eyvind 

Skaldaspillir�察�and the heathen Norse in general�察�was ascribed to anger of 

the    heathen    gods。    Discontent     in   Norway�察    �and   especially     in  Eyvind 

Skaldaspillir�察�seems to have been very great。 

     Whereupon exile Hakon�察�Jarl Sigurd's son�察�bestirs himself in Denmark�察�

backed by old King Blue´tooth�察�and begins invading and encroaching in a 

miscellaneous   way�察  �especially   intriguing   and   contriving   plots   all   round 

him。 An unfathomably cunning kind of fellow�察�as well as an audacious and 

strong´handed�   �Intriguing   in   Trondhjem�察  �where   he   gets   the   under´king�察�

Greyfell's brother�察�fallen upon and murdered�察�intriguing with Gold Harald�察�

a distinguished cousin or nephew of King Blue´tooth's�察�who had done fine 

viking work�察�and gained�察�such wealth that he got the epithet of ;Gold�察─�and 

who now was infinitely desirous of a share in Blue´tooth's kingdom as the 

proper   finish   to   these   sea´rovings。   He   even   ventured   one   day   to   make 

publicly a distinct proposal that way to King Harald Blue´tooth himself�察�



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who flew into thunder and lightning at the mere mention of it�察�so that none 

durst   speak   to   him   for   several   days   afterwards。   Of   both   these   Haralds 

Hakon   was   confidential   friend�察  �and   needed   all   his   skill   to   walk   without 

immediate   annihilation   between   such   a   pair   of   dragons�察  �and   work   out 

Norway  for   himself   withal。   In   the   end   he   found   he   must   take   solidly  to 

Blue´tooth's side of the question�察�and that they two must provide a recipe 

for Gold Harald and Norway both at once。 

     ;It   is   as   much   as   your   life   is   worth   to   speak   again   of   sharing   this 

Danish kingdom�察─�said Hakon very privately to Gold Harald�察 �but could 

not you�察�my golden friend�察�be content with Norway for a kingdom�察�if one 

helped you to it�拭─�

     ;That could I well�察─�answered Harald。 

     ;Then keep me those nine war´ships you have just been rigging for a 

new viking cruise�察�have these in readiness when I lift my finger� ─�

     That     was    the   recipe   contrived     for   Gold    Harald�察    �recipe    for  King 

Greyfell goes into the same vial�察�and is also ready。 

     Hitherto the Hakon´Blue´tooth disturbances in Norway had amounted 

to but little。 King Greyfell�察�a very active and valiant man�察�has constantly�察�

without      much     difficulty�察  �repelled    these    sporadic     bits  of   troubles�察   �but 

Greyfell�察  �all   the   same�察  �would   willingly   have   peace   with   dangerous   old 

Blue´tooth ��ever anxious to get his clutches over Norway on any terms�� if 

peace with him could be had。 Blue´tooth�察�too�察�professes every willingness�察�

inveigles   Greyfell�察  �he   and   Hakon   do�察  �to   have   a   friendly   meeting   on   the 

Danish borders�察�and not only settle all these quarrels�察�but generously settle 

Greyfell in certain fiefs which he claimed in Denmark itself�察�and so swear 

everlasting   friendship。   Greyfell   joyfully   complies�察  �punctually   appears   at 

the   appointed   day   in   Lymfjord   Sound�察  �the   appointed   place。   Whereupon 

Hakon gives signal to Gold Harald�察 �To Lymfjord with these nine ships of 

yours�察  �swift� ─  �Gold   Harald   flies   to   Lymfjord   with   his   ships�察  �challenges 

King   Harald   Greyfell   to   land   and   fight�察  �which   the   undaunted   Greyfell�察�

though   so   far   outnumbered�察  �does�察  �and�察  �fighting   his   very   best�察  �perishes 

there�察  �he   and   almost   all   his   people。   Which   done�察  �Jarl   Hakon�察  �who   is   in 

readiness�察�attacks Gold Harald�察�the victorious but the wearied�察�easily beats 

Gold Harald�察�takes him prisoner�察�and instantly hangs and ends him�察�to the 



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huge joy of King Blue´tooth and Hakon�察�who now make instant voyage to 

Norway�察�drive all the brother under´kings into rapid flight to the Orkneys�察�

to any readiest shelter�察�and so�察�under the patronage of Blue´tooth�察�Hakon�察�

with the title of Jarl�察�becomes ruler of Norway。 This foul treachery done on 

the brave and honest Harald Greyfell is by some dated about A。D。 969�察�by 

Munch�察�965�察�by others�察�computing out of Snorro only�察�A。D。 975。 For there 

is always an uncertainty in these Icelandic dates ��say rather�察�rare and rude 

attempts at dati
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